India is the world’s fourth-largest emitter of CO2, standing right after China, the US, and the EU. During the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26) in 2021, India pledged that it will achieve net-zero carbon emission by 2070. Is India poised to fulfill its promise? A meme went viral in March. It took a… Continue reading Can India achieve net-zero carbon emission by 2070?
In the 1860s, England was facing an acute shortage of coal. Some experts contended that improving technology would reduce coal consumption. But contrary to this, technological improvements that increased the efficiency of coal led to the increased consumption of coal in a wide range of industries. English Economist William Stanley Jevons argued that technological progress… Continue reading Maharashtra’s Water Banks: A Looming Banking Crisis without a Bailout Option
The Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) was initiated in 2014 to achieve universal sanitation coverage. The cleanliness drive aimed to make citizens health-conscious by providing financial incentives for solid/liquid waste management (SLWM), toilet construction, technical assistance, and capacity building (Aijaz, 2017). The Swachh Bharat Mission has successfully executed its target of toilet construction with about 99%… Continue reading Improving the Swachh Bharat Mission through behavioural interventions
In this interview, Prerna talks about the importance and necessity of credible data in the policy making process. The interview is conducted by ISPP Scholar, and Executive Editor of the Policy Review, Kavya Datla.
India has successfully improved school enrolment in recent decades yet failed to deliver actual learning. The ASER Survey by NGO Pratham (2020) spotlights large learning deficits in students’ foundational learning. For instance, only 50% of Class V students can read texts of Class II level. More than half the students in Class VIII struggle to… Continue reading Quality Education and Expanding Learning Opportunities – Challenges in the EdTech Space
Nero’s Guests is a documentary film directed by Deepa Bhatia and features P. Sainath, a journalist, who is the Founder Editor of the People’s Archives of Rural India. By the medium of the film, a parallel is drawn between the famous Roman Emperor Nero and his guests and the ruling class in India that is… Continue reading Policy lessons from movies: NERO’S GUESTS
In this interview, Dr Baru talks about the upcoming 2022 state elections and the current Indian political landscape. The interview is conducted by Indian School of Public Policy scholar, Divesh Garg.
Suveera Malhotra, ISPP Scholar 2021-2022, engages with Professor Pronab Sen, former Chief Statistician of India, about the state of the Indian economy in 2022, and the way forward. He also provides his opinion about the upcoming Budget 2022.
Despite a brutal second wave with cases peaking in April-May 2021, India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at a record pace of 20.1 percent in the April-June 2021 quarter compared to the corresponding period last year. The GDP, in absolute terms, stood at Rs 32.38 lakh crore (constant prices). This was actually lower by 9.2… Continue reading An alternate approach to understanding the impact of the COVID-19 shock on India’s economic activity
Angellica Aribam is a political activist working on issues of gender, race, and the democratisation of politics. She was named one of Forbes India’s “30 Under 30” in 2017 for her work on policy and politics. In 2012, she became the first student from the marginalised northeastern region of India to be elected to the… Continue reading In Conversation with Angellica Aribam
